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Troj/Broute-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 4 July 2008 22:57:15 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Troj/Broute-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

Troj/Broute-A attempts to hack into the user's router by using a pre-configured list of usernames and passwords.

Troj/Broute-A then contacts a remote address with details of the infected computer.

Troj/Broute-A attempts to modify <System>\advapi32.dll in memory.

Troj/Broute-A attempts to delete <Root>\tdl.dat, moving it to <Temp>\tmp<random characters> first.

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